1) Power on the NetBotz Appliance and connect the appliance to your network.

2) Log into your DHCP server to find the IP Address that the appliance received.

3) Enter the IP Address into a web browser to ensure that you are able to access the appliance. You can log in and manage the appliance using the Advanced view application. Instructions for download can be found in knowledge base FA230223.

1) Download and install the Advanced View Application. Instructions for download can be found in knowledge base FA230223.NOTE: If Advanced View and the Serial Configuration Utility are already installed, skip step 1.

2) Connect the USB Cable between the NetBotz Appliance and your computer.

3) Within Device Manager under "Ports (COM & LPT) will be a USB Serial Port, with a COM port listed after it.
NOTE: If there is not a USB Serial Port listed, the FTDI driver is most likely not installed. Instructions for downloading/installing the driver can be found in knowledge base FA158350.

4) After the installation of Advanced View, open the Serial Configuration Utility which will be installed on your computer.

5) Select Next and the application will scan the available serial ports.

6) Select Configure and then fill in the network information and Apply the changes.

7) Once finished, connect the NetBotz Appliance to the network. The appliance should be accessible in a web browser or via the Advanced View application installed in step 1.

1) Connect the USB Cable between the NetBotz Appliance and your computer.

2) Within Device Manager under "Ports (COM & LPT) will be a USB Serial Port, with a COM port listed after it. This COM# will be used in the next steps.
NOTE: If there is not a USB Serial Port listed, the FTDI driver is most likely not installed. Instructions for downloading/installing the driver can be found in knowledge base FA158350.

3) Open a serial terminal emulator, such as PuTTy or HyperTerminal.

4) Connect using the following serial connection parameters:

Serial line: COM# (Retrieved in step 3)

Speed (baud): 38400

Data bits: 8

Stop Bits: 1

Parity: None

Flow Control: None

5) Once the serial session is active, log in using a username of root and a password of apc.

6) Within 5 seconds, press enter.

7) Follow the prompts to set the networking information.

8) Once finished, connect the NetBotz Appliance to the network. The appliance can be viewed in a web browser or managed using the Advanced View application. Instructions for download can be found in knowledge base FA230223.